Researching the Boulay Family Tree

Research the background of the Boulay Genealogy using the links below.
We hope you find this information useful whilst you are unearthing your Boulay Genealogy !

Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10 people with the Boulay surname? In that year Boulay was ranked number 3569 for popularity in the UK.

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Boulay surname or get a copy of the Boulay family Crest (a great gift idea!).

Boulay records on Ancestry

Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Boulay family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.

DNA

Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Boulay ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!

Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Boulay Family Tree

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Boulay Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Boulay family tree.

View the distribution of the Boulay surname in Britain using the
public profiler Names database. The public profiler Names database contains distributions for
the Boulay surname in both 1881 and 1998. It also contains data on the ethnicity breakdown of the Boulay surname.

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